Example sentences of "[Wh pn] have never [vb pp] a [noun] " in BNC.

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1 WHAT is it about we British that makes us pay millions of pounds to actors who have never heard a shot fired in anger , while we ignore the heroes whose deeds they are paid to portray ?
2 WHAT is it about we British that makes us pay millions of pounds to actors who have never heard a shot fired in anger , while we ignore the heroes whose deeds they are paid to portray ?
3 Young stallions who have never served a mare may settle down after castration , but a good six months may be needed to allow for the hormones to leave their system .
4 I teach students who are often illiterate , who do not know how to use a hand-held calculator , who have never seen a film with subtitles or read a classic work of literature , and who can not spell even the name of important people in their field ( for example , psychology majors who spell Freud as Frued ) .
5 And when they were all assembled , he went out unto them , to a place which was made ready with carpets and with mats , and he made them take their seats before him full honourably , and began to speak unto them , saying , I am a man who have never possessed a kingdom , neither I nor any man of my lineage .
6 Prolonged passive smoking can lead to an increased risk of lung cancer for people WHO HAVE NEVER SMOKED A CIGARETTE IN THEIR LIVES .
7 The Lisburn teacher coaches Churches League third division side Village Star , a team who have never won a trophy and , until this year , never got past the second round of junior soccer 's top competition .
8 The depth of knowledge assumed by colleagues who have never experienced a break in service can undermine the confidence of returners , even if the supposed lack of knowledge is more imagined than real .
9 People who have never had a child should think very carefully indeed , before considering sterilisation .
10 Similarly , because the IfS considers the number of weeks a person has been without work since their previous job , those who have never had a job are also excluded .
11 It is great to be around friends who have never had a weight problem and find that I have a lot more energy than them and certainly a lot more breath !
12 It was a difficult decision which must be much more difficult for many of our readers who have never used a computer before .
13 Another distinct group among the long-term unemployed are the very young , many of whom have never had a chance to prove themselves in a job .
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